iTwin showed up at CES this month, and this product is pretty exciting. I think iTwin is perfect for non-geek users. Instead of having to mess around with networking, iTwin is all about Plug’n'Play. iTwin resembles a small, thin flash drive. The trick is when you split it into two parts, one part goes into the computer you want to have access to, the other part goes into the computer that you’re going to use. Even better, the connection between two computers using iTwin encrypts with AES-256 encryption algorithm. iTwin claims you can share unlimited files between two computers, and uploading and downloading files with unlimited sizes. It doesn’t matter if you’re in Italy, and the computer you want to access is in USA, because iTwin is capable of connecting you anywhere. You can also listen to music, stream movies, and so on using iTwin. Basically, when using iTwin you’ve complete control of both computers. iTwin claims you don’t even have to configure firewall to work with it, because iTwin will be able to work just fine behind firewall. I think iTwin will not work behind a firewall if you’re actively preventing outgoing connection on port 443 (HTPS).
I can see iTwin is perfect for non-geek users. Without any networking knowledge, and all non-geek users ever need is an Internet connection on both computers in order for iTwin to sync them together. Since iTwin is using the Internet as the data transfer medium, your files can be transferred as fast as the speed of the Internet connection. This makes a lot of sense for people who have super fast Internet connection! Also, I surmise iTwin may even capable of allowing you to see all computers within Windows 7′s HomeGroup. This means you have even more storage capacity on the go. iTwin is supporting Windows, but later this year it will also support Mac.
I think iTwin is great for non-geek users, but in the hand of geek users, iTwin can be very lethal. Well, for the good guys, these people are harmless. For the bad guys, it’s a different story. Imagine an anonymous user who walks into your office, finds an obscure computer within the network, sticks iTwin into this very computer and walks away to avoid the wary eyes. As long the half part of iTwin is connecting to such a computer in your network, the perpetrator can hack the network with ease. It’s totally understandable nowadays many work places disallow the usage of flash drives, because virus and malicious software can do great harm to their networks. iTwin isn’t a malicious hardware/software, but it’s can be used for evil purposes. I guess it all comes down to the users, because the tools are just that!
In summary, iTwin is awesome for whoever wants to access files on a remote computer. Unfortunately, the bad guys can use iTwin for evil purposes. iTwin costs around $99 before sale tax. I think the price is fair for the people who want to access remote files securely for iTwin encrypts its connection with AES-256. What you think about iTwin? Click on the link below to check out the video on this device.
iTwin: Unlimited Capacity USB Remote File Access Device from iTwinCast on Vimeo.
Honest confession: I have never used iTwin ever before in my life. Reviewing this product is only based on what iTwin claims it can do. Therefore, you may want to take this blog post/product review with a grain of salt. Have you yourself ever used iTwin before? Got something good or bad to say about it? You can write your own review about iTwin in the comment section below this post.
Filed under: Gadgets Tagged: flash drive, remote access, USB
